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🌱 Four Injured In Home Explosion + New Tumor Treatment

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Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and less humid. High: 76 Low: 50.

Here are the top stories in Savannah today:

  1. Memorial Health neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Suh is the first in southeast Georgia to perform a rare treatment available for brain cancer patients. The surgically implanted radiation therapy is the insertion of tiny tiles into the brain to delay the regrowth of a brain tumor. The small tiles provide targeted radiation, limiting the damage to healthy tissue surrounding the cancer. (memorialhealth.com)
  2. Officials say a 4-month-old infant is in critical condition and a 14-year-old and 45-year-old are seriously injured after a home explosion in Savannah. A fourth person was also taken to the hospital to be checked out but injuries do not appear to be serious. Officials say the explosion was caused by a propane tank behind the house. (WJCL News)
  3. The Savannah City Council will vote on a development proposal this week, including the fairground redevelopment. (Savannah Morning News)
  4. Westside Savannah neighborhoods to get a new gym and community center. (Savannah Morning News)
  5. St. Paul CME is celebrating 150 years of worship with Rev. Al Sharpton providing a special sermon. (WSAV-TV)

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— Sammi Caramela

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